A fitness industry that excludes the unfit What is insanity? -A multimillion-dollar diet industry that fails to help women lose weight permanently Now in this runaway bestseller she gives women everywhere the step-by-step motivation to take control of their lives. Now, in this runaway bestseller-with more than one million hardcover copies in print-she gives readers everywhere the step-by-step motivation they need to take control of their lives.īook Synopsis You've seen Susan Powter on her phenomenally successful "Stop the Insanity" infomercial, on the Home show, and on The Susan Powter Show, bringing her message of health, hope and wellness to millions. About the Book Susan Powter's successful infomercial "Stop the Insanity" has brought her upbeat message of health, hope, and wellness to millions of people. "More from the workout warrior and infomercial queen". "Infomercial queen Susan Powter comes out to play.".
^ a b Wichel, Alex, "The Powter Principle Eat More and Lose Weight" The Sun Herald (Sydney, Australia), 30 January 1994.Powter was a featured guest and judge on the February 7, 2011, episode of RuPaul's Drag Race.A clip from this interview was used again on Coast to Coast, in the last episode of the series. She was also in the first episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast and she was talking about the world with Space Ghost.She appeared in an episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, entitled "Will Steps Out.".Powter was featured in the May 28, 2007, episode of The Simple Life: Goes to Camp to help motivate participants in a fitness camp.Hey, Mom! I'm Hungry!: Great-Tasting, Low-Fat, Easy Recipes to Feed Your Family (1997).Sober.and Staying That Way: The Missing Link in the Cure for Alcoholism (1997).In November 2007, Powter re-launched her fitness and wellness blog. She also puts out The Monthly Flow, a subscription-based multi-media e-zine. Powter's website reported that she would host a radio show beginning in May 2006 and a cooking show entitled Taste My Broth within the year. In 2002, she returned to writing with The Politics of Stupid, a stream-of-consciousness, self-published manifesto encouraging women to take control of their brains and bodies from food manufacturers, corrupt governments, and fitness/diet industries. Powter is author of several books, three of which became New York Times best-sellers in the 1990s. She eventually sold her studio in Dallas and moved to Seattle, Washington. Powter was originally based in Dallas, Texas at the height of her fame. She has since grown out her hair and has multiple tattoos.
Her platinum-white flat-top haircut and aggressive manner of speaking became an iconic element of her celebrity.
Motivational speaker and nutritionistĪdvocate of a whole-foods, organic, low-fat diet, and regular cardiovascular and strength-training exercise, Powter set herself apart from other nutritionists by condemning the diet industry as a whole.
On the show she and guests discussed nutrition and fitness as well as other topics. In 1994, Powter starred in her own talk-show style television program called The Susan Powter Show, which ran for one season. She adopted a third son after her second marriage. She has two sons from her first marriage, Damien and Kiel. Twice married, she described herself to Curve magazine in 2004 as a "radical feminist lesbian woman". Powter was born in Sydney, Australia in 1957, living there until she moved to the United States at age 10.
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